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EMBARGO CREEK BELOW HORSE CANYON (21COL001-8111) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment (identifier 21COL001), has the name "EMBARGO CREEK BELOW HORSE CANYON" and has the identifier 21COL001-8111. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13010001.

This site is located in Rio Grande County County, Colorado at 37.8072333 degrees latitude and -106.5940000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 8722 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21COL001-8111" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2005
Physical 2005 - 2005
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21COL001
OrganizationFormalName Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21COL001-8111
MonitoringLocationName EMBARGO CREEK BELOW HORSE CANYON
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The site was slated to be at the abandoned USFS campground above Cathedral Creek. It was to be named Embargo Creek at campground above Cathedral Creek However, after checking the sampler's field notes, the GPS coordinates place the site below between Horse Canyon and above Dyers Creek. The site was renamed to reflect the actual location on 11/16/2007.
HUCEightDigitCode 13010001
LatitudeMeasure 37.8072333
LongitudeMeasure -106.5940000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8722
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 105
ProviderName STORET